Summary of Optimal Kernel Choice For Score Function-based Causal Discovery, by Wenjie Wang et al.
Optimal Kernel Choice for Score Function-based Causal Discovery
by Wenjie Wang, Biwei Huang, Feng Liu, Xinge You, Tongliang Liu, Kun Zhang, Mingming Gong
First submitted to arxiv on: 14 Jul 2024
Categories
- Main: Machine Learning (cs.LG)
- Secondary: Methodology (stat.ME)
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| High | Paper authors | High Difficulty Summary Read the original abstract here |
| Medium | GrooveSquid.com (original content) | Medium Difficulty Summary The paper proposes a novel method for selecting kernels in score-based causal discovery models. The generalized score function, introduced by Huang et al., handles general data distributions and causal relationships by modeling relations in reproducing kernel Hilbert space (RKHS). However, the current method relies on manual heuristic selection of kernel parameters, making it tedious and less likely to ensure optimality. To address this limitation, the authors propose an automatic kernel selection method that maximizes the marginal likelihood of variables involved in each search step. This approach is applied to both synthetic data and real-world benchmarks, demonstrating improved performance compared to heuristic methods. |
| Low | GrooveSquid.com (original content) | Low Difficulty Summary The paper helps us discover causal relationships by automatically selecting the right kernel for our score-based model. Right now, we have to choose the kernel manually, which can be tricky and might not work well. To solve this problem, the researchers came up with a new way to pick the best kernel that fits our data. They do this by looking at how likely it is that certain variables are connected in each step of their search process. This new method works better than just choosing a kernel randomly, and they tested it on fake data and real-life situations. |
Keywords
» Artificial intelligence » Likelihood » Synthetic data
